"Hay Pattern" Enfield Rifle
Though in responding here earlier, I had wondered whether the "Hay Pattern" Enfield could have influenced the design of the .568-caliber experimental Whitworth that was manufactured by Manchester Ordnance in 1863, as it too had a shorter 36-inch barrel length like the "Hay Pattern", that does not appear to be the case nooting the New Zealand government did not place the first order for 500 Hay Enfields with Hollis & Sons until 1864, followed by a second order for 500 via Calisher & Terry in 1865.
Last edited by R. McAuley 3014V; 01-21-2013 at 09:58 PM.
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